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EnglandNorth WestWestmorland and FurnessLA14 4PGDane Ghyll Community Primary School and Nursery
Primary

Dane Ghyll Community Primary School and Nursery

Primary

Westmorland and Furness · Barrow in Furness · LA14 4PG www.daneghyll.cumbria.sch.uk/

Pupils
279
cap. 218
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
65%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
279
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
65%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
279
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityWestmorland and Furness
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio28.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Dane Ghyll Community Primary School and Nursery · Primary · Westmorland and Furness

Finance£6298 spend / pupil£6344 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
65%
+20pp
73%59%45%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 65%
RWM higher standard
6%
+6pp
13%7%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 6%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
77%
Reading higher standard
29%
Writing expected standard
84%
Writing higher standard
13%
Maths expected standard
74%
Maths higher standard
19%
Science expected standard
94%
SPAG expected standard
74%
LA AVG 71.21%
SPAG higher standard
26%
LA AVG 23.69%
Reading scaled score
104.0
LA AVG 105.17
Maths scaled score
104.0
LA AVG 104.12
GPS scaled score
104.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
279
Pupil : teacher ratio
28.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
7%
FSM eligible
6%
SEN
10%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
9%

Contact

Address
Skelwith Drive, Barrow in Furness, LA14 4PG
Local authority
Westmorland and Furness
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2565%6%77%29%84%13%74%19%94%74%104.0104.0104.010%279
2023/2445%0%61%19%71%0%55%16%94%52%104.0102.0102.07%275
2022/2354%8%58%35%73%15%69%27%77%69%103.0102.0103.0-1.30+0.70-2.2011%275
2018/1973%9%95%36%82%23%82%14%91%86%109.0104.0108.0+4.60+0.80-0.5016%193
2017/1871%13%81%42%81%19%77%48%87%84%107.0106.0107.0+1.20-0.30+1.7011%199
2016/1757%7%71%39%82%14%75%21%89%89%106.0105.0108.0+0.30-1.00-0.802%201

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2527927.910%7%6%4%9%
2023/2427529.07%8%7%5%18%
2022/2327528.611%6%6%5%19%
2021/2220522.815%4%5%5%12%
2020/2119820.812%4%4%
2018/1919316.816%5%4%3%5%
2017/1819928.411%3%5%4%5%
2016/1720128.72%6%4%3%5%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.